Republicans React To The Pelosi Health Care Plan

The American people have spoken. Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have ignored them. Through the month of August, the American people let Members of Congress from both parties know that they didn’t want a government takeover of health care. That hasn’t changed.

But instead of listening to the American people, Democrats hid behind closed doors and came back with a bill designed to appease the liberal special interests. Three things about Speaker Pelosi’s health care bill are already clear: it will raise the cost of Americans’ health insurance premiums; it will kill jobs with tax hikes and new mandates; and it will cut seniors’ Medicare benefits. The fact that it weighs in at nearly 2,000 pages – more than 620 pages longer than the government takeover of health care Hillary Clinton proposed in 1993 – is as good an indication as any of just how costly and unsustainable Speaker Pelosi’s proposal is.

There is a better way. Republicans have offered solutions to lower health care costs and expand access at a cost our nation can afford. You can read about them at healthcare.gop.gov. Democrats need to listen to the American people, and work with us on the real reforms families want and need.

Democrats repeatedly touted the openness of the development of their health care bill, which House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called “the most deliberative, transparent and open process” he had seen in his career on Capitol Hill.

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Hey, guess what? The House Dems want the federal government to regulate vending machines. Yep, vending machines, so you can see the nutritional labels on the junk food you’re craving, because you’re too ignorant to know that Doritos have little to no nutritional value without closely examining the ingredients.

‘(viii) VENDING MACHINES.—In the case of an
18 article of food sold from a vending machine that—
19 ‘‘(I) does not permit a prospective pur20
chaser to examine the Nutrition Facts Panel
21 before purchasing the article or does not other22
wise provide visible nutrition information at the
23 point of purchase; and
1516
1 ‘‘(II) is operated by a person who is en2
gaged in the business of owning or operating 20
3 or more vending machines,
4 the vending machine operator shall provide a sign in
5 close proximity to each article of food or the selec6
tion button that includes a clear and conspicuous
7 statement disclosing the number of calories con8

3 thoughts on “Republicans React To The Pelosi Health Care Plan”

“The most deliberative, transparent and open process he had seen in his career on Capitol Hill.”

That gaseous emission gets Steny Hoyer the Liar of the Day award. In fact, they might as well rename Congress The Hall of Chronic and Habitual Liars. I haven’t heard one that good since … the president told the world on national TV that illegals won’t get Obamacare.

Perhaps off-topic, but there’s a picture of Pelosi at the top of the Drudge Report. The first thing that popped into my head when I saw it was a line in JAWS by Quint:
“Sometimes that shark looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn’t even seem to be livin’… “

Perhaps off-topic, but there’s a picture of Pelosi at the top of the Drudge Report. The first thing that popped into my head when I saw it was a line in JAWS by Quint:
“Sometimes that shark looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn’t even seem to be livin’… ”
Sorry… forgot to say great post – can’t wait to read your next one!